torjua
“torjua” is a Finnish word. Its 8 meanings in English:
- to repel (an attack), repulse, fend off, ward off, defend from, parry, foil (an attack)
- to intercept (prevent an aerial attack, e.g. a missile or a rocket, from reaching its goal)
- to turn down, reject, rebuff, scorn (refuse to accept, e.g. a proposal)
- to reject, turn down (refuse a romantic advance)
- to disprove, discredit, debunk (demonstrate that something is not true)
- to save, block (to catch or deflect a shot at goal)
- to tackle (face or deal with; especially a negative phenomenon)
- to defy (not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations)
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